Why We Love GRAND SEIKO!
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- čas přidán 14. 12. 2023
- It's no secret that the Worn & Wound editorial team loves Grand Seiko. They've collected them, admired them, and obsessed over them for years, and in this video Zach Kazan, Kat Shoulders, and Zach Weiss take you inside their own collections to try to identify why this brand means so much them.
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Experience Enthusiasm
Great stuff all around. I loved hearing your thoughts on collecting the different cases/movements, figuring out what works for you, etc. Memorializing a trip to Japan with a GS is definitely a life goals kind of thing. I seriously considered the SBGE285 GMT before ending up with an Explorer II 226570, but there are almost too many Grand Seikos from which to choose. The Night Birch is a particular favorite that I tried on earlier this year. They're not bad deals pre-owned, so it's definitely one I'm keeping in mind for the future. I do wish there was more micro adjust to be found in some of their bracelets (I'm not even daring to dream of quick adjust yet), as well as more models with lume (even a dot of lume would be nice). I know there's the whole the indices will catch light thing, but more lume is always the answer in my book.
OK, here’s some real inside baseball news (literally) for you GS fans. Shohei Ohtani is a Grand Seiko ambassador and fan. At his signing with the Dodgers, he was wearing a GS, maybe an SBGR261. Recently, he gave the Cardinals’ Lars Nootbaar his white birch for a promise that he would return to the Japanese National Team. Ohtani is from Iwate Prefecture. Mean anything to you Seiko fans?
please read My Life and Poetry memoir on google .. only 60 pages - true story
It was actually the SBGJ217. Check the hodinkee close up on their article.
Absolutely love my SBGW287 Boshū. Having a no date manual wind is really nice with GS when the popular route is to go hibeat and spring drive. And that slightly textured burgundy dial really pops in the light too. And that red strap is awesome. I love seeing GS on leather straps a lot more than on the bracelets since most are dressy, even in the heritage line too.
GS has ended my watch collecting. I've no desire to purchase or wear any other piece.
Understandable!
Curious which model, I have a SLGA019
That spring drive second hand is to die for. Just mesmerizing to observe. Grand Seiko is pure class.
I have three representing 9S, 9R and 9F calibers and I love them all
very beautiful watches .. Grand Seiko .... Happy Holiday's
The 62GS cases really did it for me. Fell for the US edition four seasons, summer. High-beat, zaratsu, the shimmering dial, golden facets. Perfect!
Great convo--really dig your enthusiasm and mutual love for the 9F. I own the SBGX319, a reference that I think deserves more attention but was discontinued.
I have three Grand Seiko’s. I want more.
Got to catch them all! haha
They are addicting!!! So many movements, case shapes, and oh those dials! 🔥
Great video. Three unique but equally informed views on an intriguing brand. Love GS and like the folks who like GS.
We appreciate that!
Bought my SLGA009 this past April while I was on vacation in Ginza. Saved me almost $3k due to lower retail price and no sales tax 😊
Always a bonus!
You sir, are winning in this life. This much is clear. Beautiful watch, and I'm happy for you that you visited Ginza. I lived in Japan 3 years but never made it there. Someday I will.
@ba2724 Thanks! Yeah, bucket list checked off. We got the JR Pass. Went to Tokyo, Kobe, Kyoto, and Osaka. It is one of our most memorable vacations.
Nice video! It's cool to see true lived in enthousiasm in what can be a cynical industry.
Regarding the shots of the green SBGW that is shown on the BoR bracelet.... Is that a Grand Seiko model number (the bracelet) and if yes, can you share that partnumber? I've got a SBGW231 that I'd like to get a bracelet for.
Regarding the ownership experience.... It heavily depends on the model. The SBGV239 was my first, and I still miss it, I sold it after five years of ownership to sponsor an SBGP011 that's still with me. I might buy one back one day. The SBGV245 wasn't my thing. Difficult to combine. The SBGA465 left the collection because it was chunky, in spite of the lovely kirazuri dial. So now I have the much lighter Shunbun alongside the SBGP011 and SBGW231. One pattern, one sunburst, and finally one eggshell watch that is simplcity itself.
If now I get an omiwatari-case and a 44GS case, I'd be done. :) Once you find the ones you truly love, they're very sticky.
SBGP007 and SBGP015, both 9F85 watches, with the midnight blue sunray and red seconds hands. One is the tuned quartz gold star in the elegance line, while the other is more sports-like in its style, having a matching blue ceramic bezel. As far as I'm concerned the quartz line is the sweet spot of performance, elegance, and Japanese engineering. I tracked the SBGP007 over a full year and it was accurate to +3 seconds in that year. I know the SBGP015 isn't far off either.
I have the black dial variant of Kat’s watch and I love it. I agree with her about wanting the simplicity of a non-textured dial in order to further appreciate the craftsmanship of the indices and handset. I appreciate the hybrid sporty and dressy nature of my sbga467. An absolute datejust killer IMO especially for the fraction of cost of the DJ.
I just picked up the SBGA241 (Christmas gift from the wife). I love it so far. To me having the lumed indices set it off. Makes it more of a sports watch that otherwise the 203 would be. Hasn’t left my wrist since and still so accurate.
Please talk more about the SBGA469! That’s an awesome dial
No one executes dials like GS !! Great brand it’s high time they get recognition that they deserve. I love the Genbi valley edition !!
You all have great looking watches. Someday when I have made some real money consistently I want to own some Grand Seiko! A Spring Drive GMT would be great and maybe something more dressy.
Best of luck!
Well, I just switched my BB54 for my SBGX265 for the rest of the day.
I have one of the first Seiko spring drives, the SBWA001 and although I’m thinking about selling it, I know I’ll want a spring drive replacement for it
Model # ? SBGW301 and 305 model Seiko advertised on my phone today - love these new watches particularly the 301 model ...
Can't believe you guys aren't dropping the model number every time you show or talk about a watch... I'm all like - "which one is that?" and now I'm going to have to search on google. Oi. Thanks for the review though, happy to hear some love for the brand.
I love GS, just don’t like them being the KING of Unlimited Limited Edition.
Zach, would you share where you got the aftermarket bracelet? Been looking for some time ones that would fit my snowflake. Domo arrigato!
Grand Seiko ❤
where are those brown straps from?
I really like Grand Seiko but always felt like some details put me off. For example, dimensions, bracelets, lack of quick micro-adjustments. SBGM221 is awesome but too thick for a dress watch in my opinion 🙈.
Question to the Worn and Wound Panel, I own a GS and love wearing it. But why can't GS compete with the Swiss and Germans by improving its steel bracelets?
Love GS. Its just a shame that they lose so much on the second market compared with the other brands. GS is imo the best value for money watch. (just dont try to re sell it)
I was looking for an all purpose watch that leaned slightly more towards dressy than sport. I didn’t know enough about GS at the time and bought a blue dial Omega Aqua Terra 38mm. I love that watch so much and it ticks so many of the GS boxes that I can’t justify having most of the GS offerings. The exception is the automatic GMT you mentioned but I can’t afford it just now.
Zach Weiss, here's a little tip;
Please refrain from using the word " like" so often.
"This is LIKE, my favorite watch, and, LIKE, it is special, you know, and LIKE,.....
Speaking in this fashion is quite annoying, similar to having a limited vocabulary.
"And, I LIKE, this,......you don't get caught up, in LIKE,."......
GS are like nothing else! Fantastic movements and magnificent dials. But those bracelets and clasps-they really need to up their game on that! I know they have to be getting this feedback! 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤣🤣
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Did Kat part ways with the mistflake?! Say it isn’t so!!!
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Recently I wanted to show a friend the nice finishing of my GS so I got a loupe out and was horrified to see massive deep scratches on the hands. It reset me to see the marketing BS going on in this brand of unimaginative resurrections on traditional designs. Amusingly Citizen ha just brought out a limited edition of this style of watch for 5K+.
Only ever Dauphine hands…….so dull
Nice brand but it is still to similar to Seiko for me, and they lack of innovation, for example their bracelets look all the same, they dont even have easy link to adjust their sizes when even the latest tudor black bay offers it. Also they are quite thick watches, so if GS really wants to compete with the Swiss brands they will have to up their games a little. When it comes to dials beauty they are number one, no argument there.
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